XYZ Machine Tools’ Open House celebrating the Burlescombe-based company’s 30th anniversary (www.xyzmachinetools.com) saw customers order six machines valued at £252,000 over the two-day event. However, even before the Open House began, XYZ had announced that April was the best ever month for sales in the company’s 30-year history.

Managing director Nigel Atherton said: “The combination of MACH and the buoyant manufacturing economy resulted in a fantastic month for us. With sales of 110 machines totalling £3,560,000, April was the best month ever for the business. This success gave us the ideal opportunity to celebrate at our Open House, which also coincided with our biennial European distributor meeting.

“We are extremely keen to develop our European sales and plan to have a Tier One distributor in every European country by the end of 2014, each with their own XYZ showroom and demonstration machines accompanied by a dedicated salesman for the XYZ range. Supporting this growth will be Andrew Kilshaw, XYZ’s export sales manager, who will work closely with the distribution network, providing training and support where necessary.”